Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Bottineau Municipal Airport (KD09)

Lat: 48.83°NLon: 100.42°WElev: 1680ft.

Fair

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 8 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 20 Jan 1:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Gardena ND

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 06:00am until January 25, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly between 3am and 5am.  Low around 4. West wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 3pm.  Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: -9 °F

    Cold

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -35. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -17. West wind around 6 mph.

    High: -17 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -32. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -32 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
Snow, mainly between 3am and 5am. Low around 4. West wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 3pm. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -30. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -9. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -35. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -17. West wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -32. West wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -21. Southeast wind around 7 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gardena ND
 48.7°N 100.51°W
12:36 pm CST Jan 20, 2026
1pm CST Jan 20, 2026-6pm CST Jan 26, 2026
 
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